Day: October 2, 2018

Getty Images/Alyssa FooteDavid Hughes leans back in his office in a standard-issue professorship chair as Penn State students in a plaza behind him shuffle toward classes. Between us on his desk—on either side of a paper cup of black coffee—are two trays of dead ants stuck through with pins. Some cling to leaves, others curl…

If your preferred metric for animated TV is “absurd but endearing,” last night’s ninth-season premiere of Bob’s Burgers may have broken your dial. After Tina Belcher’s family accuses her of being preoccupied with boys—“I’m not boy crazy, I’m boy-focused,” she tells them—she decides to dress up as a boy to follow another boy into a…

WIRED ICONJonathan Ive, Chief design officer at AppleNOMINATESEvan Sharp, Cofounder and head of design, product, and marketing at PinterestAs Apple’s head of design, Jony Ive is responsible for everything from the curves at the edge of the iPhone’s screen to the haptic bup of an Apple Watch notification. When asked to name a person who…

Amazon just announced that it will be raising its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 an hour, effective November 1. The policy will cover employees at Amazon subsidiaries, including Whole Foods, and well as seasonal and temporary employees. Amazon says that in total, this will cover 250,000 employees, plus 100,000 seasonal employees. This…

The object never gets closer to the Sun than 65 times the Earth–Sun distance. Astronomers have discovered a distant world in the outer Solar System. Named 2015 TG387 and nicknamed The Goblin, it never gets any closer to the Sun than about 65 times the Earth–Sun distance, or roughly twice the current distance between Pluto…

An API gateway is a layer of software between the frontend UI and backend services that routes requests intelligently. Read on to learn how HAProxy Enterprise Edition excels as an API gateway. “Danger! Avalanche Area” is a sign you’ll see when you drive through some parts of Colorado. Looking at the surrounding mountains in winter,…

Joining a startup can be a great financial opportunity; but picking the right ones is hard. If it wasn’t, there’d be a lot more startup investors! One mistake you shouldn’t make is joining a zombie startup. Here’s how to avoid just that.People tend to underestimate the financial opportunity that startups represent for early employees. But…

Tesla talk — Actual Model 3 production in Q3 has averaged out at a little more than 4,000 cars a week. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Oct 2, 2018 2:28 pm UTC On Tuesday morning, Tesla released its production and delivery results for Q3 2018. During those three months, the company built a total of 80,142…

pay up — The change affects 250,000 Amazon employees and more than 100,000 seasonal workers. Valentina Palladino – Oct 2, 2018 1:45 pm UTC Amazon announced today it would raise its minimum wage for all US employees to $15 per hour. The change will take effect on November 1, and will apply to full-time, part-time,…